When consumers browse boutique stores in 2016, odds are they’ll be swiping their cards and signing their names on an iPad instead of through a point-of-sale console.

Digital transactions are all around us, and the arrival of software and powerful machines on which to run it has allowed the real estate industry to adopt an array of tools to help manage and coordinate property sales transactions.

Like any other software, agents and brokers are spoiled for choice. Which ones work and which should best be left on the shelf? What do consumers (and agents) expect these tools to do that they are doing — and what could they be doing that they aren’t?

Inman is collecting feedback from readers about how they use and pay for digital transaction management tools.

For the purposes of this survey, a transaction management tool is defined as software used to coordinate the documentation and timelines involved in a real estate transaction, from offer to closing. They include e-forms with signatures, storage, task checklists and calendars, but might not include a full CRM or lead generation applications.

Tell us what you think! One person will be selected at random to receive a free pass to Inman Connect San Francisco as thanks for your time.

When the new disclosure rules were rolled out in October of last year, the biggest concern in the real estate industry was that the TRID (TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures) rule would delay closings, causing snafus in buyer and seller timelines. However, a more significant problem for real estate agents has since emerged: Getting access to the Closing Disclosure (CD).

The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act has been around since 1974 — but the changes over the past few years, combined with the creation and implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), have caused some confusion in the industry. What is the act? What does it mean for agents and for consumers? Here’s what you need to know about RESPA — explained.

Anthropologist, psychiatrist and world-renowned marketing guru Clotaire Rapaille upends much of what we believe about technology and luxury in his new book, “The Global Code.” According to Rapaille, technology, plastic and virtual experiences are the antithesis of what his extensive research has shown to be the codes for luxury.